Only a handful of voters turned out, but local Realtor Robin Duncan Harper was still elected to the school board Tuesday by a convincing margin. Harper defeated Joe Craig and Jerry Ruppe in a special election to decide who will replace Jamie Martin as the trustee in District 6. More...
By TIM GULLA
Ledger Staff Writer
tim@gaffneyledger.com
Though soaking wet and standing under an ominous sky that repeatedly flashed lightning, Blacksburg Fire Chief Clay Greer was able to breathe a sigh of relief Tuesday night that none of his men had been injured.
The Blacksburg Fire Department's Rescue 91 truck, which carries all of the department's rescue equipment, set out in the middle of a torrential downpour Tuesday evening in response to a structure fire off Bachelor Road. More...
By TIM GULLA Ledger Staff Writer tim@gaffneyledger.com
A North Carolina prison parolee involved in a shootout with Cherokee County Sheriff's Department deputies July 18 will make an initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate in Charlotte, N.C., today. Jerry Douglas Case, 52, had been a patient at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center since his July 18 capture. More...
Duke Energy is seeking a rate hike that could raise the average Cherokee County customer's bill by about $14 a month. Duke Energy filed requests Monday with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina for permission to raise rates by 12.1 percent. More...
A reunion of Central School alumni is being planned to help raise money for the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, located in the former Central School building at 301 College Drive. The reunion is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. A drop-in affair, students from a range of approximately 10 years will come at specific times. More...
On a hot Wednesday afternoon in mid-July, Blacksburg football players were busy running stairs and sidestepping obstacles before another trip to the weightroom. There is little glory in the weightlifting and conditioning runs which mark the summer for today's high school football teams. More...
Evelyn McSwain Shinn died peacefully in her sleep Sunday evening, July 26, 2009, at Magnolias of Gaffney, her home for the past four years. She was 93 years old, and after several years of declining health was ready to move on. As she had told friends and family on several occasions, "I know a lot more people over there than I do over here. More...
Dear Editor: I have given a lot of thought to what I feel I want to say and how to express it. After the outright slaying of five people, I have cried for three days. As a 56-year-old man with six children, I'm not ashamed that my heart was so ripped apart as a 15-year-old girl I didn't know but could have been my daughter was laid to rest. More...
Does anyone understand the healthcare 'reform' proposed by President Obama? No? I didn't think so. All I've heard or read is those opposed to the plan say it will put an end to private insurance and freedom to choose one's doctor. More...
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (AP) - - The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died of undiagnosed diabetes as the family prayed for her to get better testified Tuesday that she believes sickness is caused by sin and can be cured by God. More...
Federal stimulus dollars buy new roofs